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Instilling Modesty in a Sex Filled Culture By Rebecca Hagelin Kristin, my 13-year-old daughter is, in a word, lovely. Mind you, I'm not bragging -- I had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that she is a gorgeous young thing. We all know that the children God gives us are at his discretion. And they are all -- every one of them, in their own unique ways -- precious, lovely and of great worth. Kristin is also lovely on the inside -- and thoughtful, even pensive at times. She has a moral compass and knows how to use it, often courageously standing up to the crowd when she instinctively knows...

What's Right With Kidsby Kerby Anderson Nearly every day we hear what's wrong with kids. Social scientists document rising rates of teen pregnancy and juvenile crime. Educators decry declining test scores and educational standards. The depth and degree of the problem has been debated for years in the popular culture as well as in the academy. William Bennett's Index of Leading Cultural Indicators provides a statistical and objective standard which documents the decline of America's family and its impact on the nation's youth. Unfortunately this...

Oops! Wrong Taxi Driver The phone woke me at 4:30 a.m. I showered, dressed, and then made my way down for the 5:10 a.m. hotel shuttle to the Denver airport. I gave the lady at the desk a Million Dollar Bill tract, and waited outside for the shuttle to arrive. As I sat down, a man in his mid twenties (who had followed me out of the hotel) asked me for a tract. It was 5:00 a.m. and I really didn't feel like witnessing. I gave him one and reluctantly asked, "It's a gospel tract. Do you know what a gospel tract is?""No.""It's about what happens after you die. Where do you think people go to?""...

Who's Your Daddy?Are you a child of God? Is God your Father? Are you sure? To be mistaken on this point, is to make the greatest blunder of your life. Has God been made to be your Father through the divine adoption? There is no other way. You and I are not natural born children of the King. We were born as filthy outcasts, enemies of God by nature, confirming our exclusion from God's family by our continual sinful behavior. If left to our natural selves, we would, even today, run headlong down the path of iniquity, filling up our sins and bringing upon ourselves the wrath of God to the...

Scholar's Library Goes Silver by Terry WilhiteTypically when I talk about "Bible software", the response I get from many people reminds me of a remark one of my first bosses said to me when I asked him to consider purchasing a computer to do corporate desktop publishing, which was a breakthrough idea 20 years ago. "Wilhite," this grey-haired gentleman said to me quietly, responding to my proposal, "I have no doubt that this computer can do everything you say it can do. But the question is, can you make it happen with this computer?"When it comes to hearing all the things Logos' Scholars...

Is the Bible the Inspired Word of God?By Jason Carlson and Ron Carlson During a question and answer session at a recent speaking engagement, a university student asked me, "Why do you believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God?" Now this is a very interesting question; and probably one of the most important questions any Christian could ask themselves. What is so special, so unique about the Bible that Christians believe it is literally the inspired word of God? In answering this student's question, I encouraged him to consider the following facts about the Bible:First, the Bible is...

Rolling The Dice With Our Kids?By Lowell Scott When I was a kid my parents bought me toys and games that were meant to either engage my imagination or totally exhaust me. For example, I received a junior chemistry set one year and I learned to make things bubble, change colors, all sorts of fascinating kid things. Maybe my folks hoped that some day I would be a famous chemist but I doubt it. I think they saw that gift as a positive, learning tool which certainly couldn't hurt my academic chances. That is what parents used to do; they encouraged, protected, and they were not afraid to say...